Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R Zubarriain, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Nicholas Kumia, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper is to develop the courseware that will introduce high schoolstudents to engineering through robotics. The courseware development includes methods forteaching robotic hardware - through chassis assembly and sensor integration, software throughbasic programming techniques including the creation of algorithms, and the problem solvingskills required in engineering. It is expected that this course layout described in Figure 1 and thecorresponding courseware development will benefit those who are thinking of running a pre-college engineering course at other institutions. This course was divided into lectures and laboratory exercises. On the lecture days thestudents were taught new materials about robotic hardware and software design

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Brian L Houston P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

sophomore students. Students must have takenthe surveying course as a prerequisite. The course is a continuation of surveying principles andcalculations. It utilizes data collected during the surveying course. The course introduces Page 26.960.3students to site development and mapping AutoCAD Civil 3D. This is a laboratory orientedcourse. Students carry out assignments on a variety of topics including traverse surveys andtopographic mapping. The use of Civil 3D software is presented to students through an activesession using real examples. Each student is required to demonstrate an ability to use theprogram by doing the assignment in a step-by-step

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University; Mark E. Law, University of Florida; John G. Harris, University of Florida

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Electrical and Computer

were based on student surveys (mid-termreflections, course evaluations) and student work products (assigned homework, quizzes, exams).Initial ImplementationThe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida offers twoseparate circuits courses: EEL3111C - Circuits I and EEL3003- Elements of ElectricalEngineering. EEL3003 uses the textbook “Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis” by Irwin andNelms [15] and does not have a laboratory component. All electrical and computer engineering(ECE) and biomedical engineering (BME) students are required to take EEL3111C. All otherengineering majors are required to take EEL3003. The course used in this study is Circuits I.Circuits I is typically taken at the same time as

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darinka del Carmen Ramírez , ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey); Pablo Moreno Ramírez, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, and also Educational Innovation to virtual graduate students at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. She has experience working in projects with different local industries. Recently she has been working with innovation and technology for engineering education (remote Laboratories, virtual laboratories, flipped classroom, active learning and PBL among others).Dr. Pablo Moreno Ram´ırez, Universidad Aut´onoma Chapingo Born in Chile in 1942. Get graduation as Agronomist at the Univrsidad de Chile in 1966. In 1969 went to Cornell University to study Agricutural Economics. Get Master degree in 1972 and started Ph.D program at the same university, In 1974 went to M´exico to be professor at Universidad Aut´onoma Chapingo where I get

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

ofnanotechnologists, that is, the researchers, inventors, engineers, and technicians who drivediscovery, innovation, industry and manufacturing.The Integration of nanotechnology concepts in science and engineering curricula have startedslowly in many universities worldwide. There are nine models that are used by the universitiesdepending on the resources that were available to them. Majority of tier 1 universities that havestate-of-art laboratories for nanotechnology are offering undergraduate and graduate programs inthis exciting field. Other universities that have smaller laboratory facilities and resources usuallyoffer an introduction course to nanotechnology or an elective course in this area. There are manyuniversities and colleges that don’t have any

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Systems Engineering

are space systems, robust fault tolerant control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components, mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology.Dr. Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Swartwout is co-director of the Space Systems Research Laboratory. His research and teaching interests focus on systems engineering and design. Page 26.1454.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship Modules across Aerospace

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

understanding of both the content and theorganizational form of the material.Conduct experiments in at least two technical areas of civil engineering and analyze andinterpret the resulting dataThis provision of the CEPC requires a program’s curriculum to include student exposure toconducting laboratory experiments or tests in at least two technical areas of civil engineering andthen analyzing and interpreting the resulting data. This may be accomplished by showinggraduates have sufficient exposure to laboratory experiences within the curriculum and that allstudents must obtain that level of exposure in order to graduate. The program may considerproviding experimental experiences in any of the traditionally recognized civil engineeringtechnical areas as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Unaffiliated Debra Gilbuena has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which she holds a patent. She has engineering Page 26.1258.1 education research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories and the diffusion of educational interventions and practices.Mr. Gavin Tierney, University of Washington c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #11529Gavin Tierney is a Ph.D

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 26.1309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Realizing Proof of Concept in Machine Design with 3D PrintingAbstractThe Virtual Machine Design course was developed to teach basic concepts of mechanicalcomponent design to mechatronics engineering students. The laboratory section of the course isgeared towards designing electromechanical devices. Students develop prototypes of theirdesigns in order to strengthen their design and visualization skills. The prototypes also givestudents the opportunity for hands-on learning. 3D printers, which can convert a CAD model toa physical product, are popular among the designers and inventors. As the printers become moreaffordable, 3D printing is moving

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Adams, NSWC Crane / Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shripad T. Revankar, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Nuclear and Radiological

able toachieve efficiencies above 1% [2, 7]. The most promising effort in betavoltaics occurred in ca.1974 through research led by Olsen at the Donald W. Douglas Laboratories [8, 9]. The Betacelbattery, shown in Figure 5, exhibited 400 µW and a 4% efficiency using 147Pm and silicon p-njunctions. The Betacel was used in pacemakers that were implanted in over 285 patients, 60inside the United States. German and U.S. medical institutions were seriously considering theBetacel for wider use. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) had authorizedthe licensing of 50 Betacel pacemakers per month [10]. However, strides in lithium batterydevelopment entered onto the scene and were subsequently selected for pacemakers instead [3

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

functions, in addition to establishing a strong analyticalfoundation. Recognizing the importance of basic experimentation techniques, a new freshmanengineering project was designed to expose students to the overall engineering profession withemphasis on developing fundamental technical and laboratory skills. The project was inspired bythe popular Consumer Reports magazine, which publishes reviews of consumer products uponrigorous testing and analytical surveys. Specifically, we note the strong overlap between corefunctions of an engineer and the process with which Consumer Reports reviews are generated.Freshman students were asked to select three brands of a consumer product for their review withinstructor consultation. The products ranged from

Conference Session

MVCC Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Timothy Hyer, US Air Force

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

JointCooperative Unmanned Systems Initiative (JCUSI), which was a joint project in autonomoussystems between Cadet and Midshipmen from USAFA, USMA (U.S. Military Academy), andUSNA (U.S. Naval Academy). We present assessment results demonstrating the project’ssuccess in helping the students understand the capabilities and limitations of RPAs in theoperational environment. In addition, we also motivate cadets through field trips to operationalsites like Creech AFB and overseas UAV laboratories, and assessment of these activities arepresented.2. Demand for RPA PilotsThe demand for RPA capabilities has steadily grown over the last 15 years, prompting thecreation of the RPA pilot career field in 2009. The Air Force recently increased RPA pilotproduction to

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

2006 he joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation, quality control, and optimization.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

program to expose students to STEMlearning, especially minorities from rural counties surrounding ECSU. Student activities weredelivered through Friday Academy, Saturday Academy and Summer Academies withparticipation from 235 middle and high school students. The participants comprised of 43.83%Male and 56.17% Female, participating in a total of thirty-six (36) to forty (40) hours of hands-on experience. The three key components of K-12 Aerospace Academy program at ECSU are: (i)Curriculum Enhancement Activities (CEAs) – Hands-on, inquiry-based K-12 STEM curricula,(ii) Aerospace Educational Laboratory (AEL) – both stationary and mobile, and (iii) FamilyConnection – parental involvement and informal education. The curriculum supports the

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euisuk Sung, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Pre-College Engineering Education

the bridge to test its functionality.Constraint • The prefabricated arch bridge should connect between two provided abutments that are placed 80 cm apart. • Your team must present the mathematical calculations for the bridge component dimensions prior to making the individual components. • Each prefabricated bridge component should be made from wood and manufactured using the equipment found in the production laboratory (i.e. band saw and jigsaw).Appendix: Design Example. 5 pieces of woodMathematical calculation 180° 𝜃= = 36° 5 2 𝐿1 = 2 × 𝑟 × 𝑠𝑖𝑛 = 2 × 40 × 𝑠𝑖𝑛18°, 𝑠𝑖𝑛18° = 0.309 𝜃 L1 = 2 × 40 × 0.309 = 24.72cm 2 L2

Conference Session

Automation in Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

Pennsylvania Jim Kearns is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at York College of Penn- sylvania. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (SEAS) and a B.S. in Economics (Wharton) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. Subsequently, he received his M.E. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1984, and his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990, both in Mechanical Engineering. While at Georgia Tech he was the recipient of a Presidential Fellowship. Subsequently, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Applied Research Laboratory of the University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Kearns has spent the past 22 years at York College of Pennsylvania developing new programs in mechanical

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design and seeks to engage their enthusiasm forengineering. This is a two-credit laboratory course that meets in our design laboratory that isequipped with workbenches and tools. The capacity for the course is 24 students. Students workin groups of three, giving an instructor a maximum of eight groups per section. We had sixinstructors teaching a total of 22 sections for Fall 2017, some adjunct professors teaching justone course, and full-time faculty teaching up to six sections of this course. The instructors thatteach this course have been doing so for over six years and meet only once at the beginning ofthe semester and once in the middle of the semester. Students are assigned to teams usingCATME team maker based on prior experience in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Rahouti, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

educators who are willing to use our cyber security and cryptographylabs.In the future work, we plan on adopting large-scale cyber security lab modules through theintegration of the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) and the currentlydeveloped lab modules, where GENI is a real-world, at-scale, programmable, and virtualnetworking-enabled laboratory for experiments in a variety of computer science and engineeringareas such as cyber security and networking. GENI testbed is sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) [1], [2], and [3]. Student Performance Improvement over Semesters 105 Spring 18 Spring 19 100 95

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3 – Course and Program Outcomes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary David Asher, Colorado State University; Nicole L Ramo, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

modernchallenges to engineering include scale, multidisciplinary aspects, hierarchy, and complexity 1 . Asthe prevalence and relevance of these problems increase, engineering education must beresponsive 2,3,4 and many universities are including a special focus of multidisciplinaryengineering in basic courses 5 , capstone courses 6,7 , laboratories 8 , clinics 9 , and programs 10,11,12 .Overall, as course content is adjusted to the state-of-the-art, there may be a natural shift tomultidisciplinary engineering. One example of this shift is an automotive vehicle design course at our university titled“Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains”. This course employs mechanical engineering andelectrical engineering skills equally to successfully design and simulate

Conference Session

Track: Pre-college - Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Lauren A. Griggs, Virginia Commonwealth University; Briana Nicole James, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity, Pre-College

skills. Students who successfully complete these courses are eligible for a $300 scholarship at the beginning of the fall semester.● Students move into their designated residence hall one week prior to the beginning of the fall semester. For the duration of this week they: ○ familiarize themselves with the VCU campus ○ participate in classes, workshops, and community building activities ○ attend guest lectures and visit research laboratories ○ meet with advisors in preparation for the fall semesterSTP SCHEDULE DEMOHave members break into teams and perform a brainstorming activity similar tothat which was done during the design challenge so that

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland; Abigail Chase, Stantec; Mehmet Inan, University of Portland

Flow Design Laboratory Figure 1. Progression of ethics instruction in UP Civil Engineering Program. White boxes indicate courses where ethics is already covered, and gray boxes indicate courses that were selected for adding ethics. As part of the core curriculum requirements at University of Portland, all students are required to take an ethics course in the Philosophy department (PHL 220). In this course, students receive an introduction to the major theories in classical and/or contemporary moral philosophy. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying the theories of moral obligation including utilitarianism, deontology, social contract theory, ethics of care, natural law, and virtue

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University

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Instrumentation

Francis of Assisi, and has worked as an engineering laboratory instructor at Saint Francis University since 2017 after earning an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Embedded Measurement and Control Applications Utilizing Python on the Pocket BeagleBoneAbstractOpen source Linux platforms can be used in a variety of academic courses. By choosing Linux,the instructor can utilize inexpensive hardware to demonstrate programming concepts, hardwareinterface, algorithms and data analysis. Many low cost embedded Linux boards (such asBeagleBone and Raspberry Pi) contain a variety of busses (SPI, I2C, CAN

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Alexander James Egyed, Ohio State University; Olivia Vick, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017) and M.S. (2018) in Biomedical Engineering from Wright State University.Ms. Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University Tara Wilson is a third/fourth year undergraduate student of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). She worked in a chemical engineering laboratory for four semesters studying separation of human red blood cells from whole blood. For the past six semesters, she has worked as a teaching associate for OSU’s fundamentals of engineering honors course- a first year, introductory course required for all honors engineering student. She also volunteers at Mount Carmel West Hospital in the pre-op/post-op department, the Dublin food

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Salah Badjou

conditioning and real-timeinterfacing. The traditional control theory was reviewed and state-space control theory wasintroduced. Laboratory experimentation included Matlab and Simulink simulations. Lessonslearned and the relevance for introducing mechatronics programs are discussed.!!!!!————————————————————————————————————-1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Merrimack College, Andover, Massachusetts2- American Polytechnic Institute. Contact: sbadjou@ampolytech.com !11. IntroductionThis paper discusses the development and implementation of a mechatronics course in atraditional electrical engineering program in an undergraduate college. This four-credit course isat the senior and first-year graduate

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; H. Scott Fogler, University of Michigan; Valarie Thomas, University of Michigan; Don Chmielewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Michael Gross, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

conversion of the fuel into protons and electrons. Theprotons pass through a sulfonated polymer electrolyte membrane. Meanwhile, theelectrons are conducted back through the gas diffusion layer, bipolar plate, and electricload where they react with the protons and oxygen to form water. For more informationregarding fuel cell construction, the reader is referred to the text of Larminie and Dicks1or the Los Alamos National Laboratory fuel cell website2.Bringing Fuel Cell Concepts into Engineering CurriculaIn this section we will briefly review our efforts in bringing fuel cell technology into theundergraduate and graduate chemical engineering curriculum.At Michigan Tech, fuel cell concepts have been incorporated in several ways: • Alternative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Becker, Montana State University

University to help students develop an increasingly deep and broadunderstanding of high frequency electronics is described. The materials are being developed tobe integrated in several courses taken by undergraduate students beginning in freshman year andinclude lecture demonstrations, laboratory exercises and design projects. The development ofthese materials is motivated by the need for engineers well-versed in high-frequency electronics,the desire to cast common concepts learned at the foundation of the curriculum in terms ofpractical engineering applications and to introduce students to one of the many specialties inelectrical engineering. Particular attention is given to materials developed for the freshman levelintroductory

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

program at UMES. Dr. Mitra obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2002 from the Department of Botany at North Carolina State University. She is actively involved in research in the fields of marine biology, environmental science and paleopalynology.Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. Lurline Marsh is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Agriculture and Resource Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture Dr. Craig S.T. Daughtry is a Research Agronomist at USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory at Beltsville,Maryland. He actively collaborates with faculty at UMES on remote sensing and precision agriculture related

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Chonacky, Yale University

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Computers in Education

, atmospheric physics, applied computer science, sensor engineering, instrumentation, and environmental engineering. He has been associated with, among other institutions: the Southern Connecticut State and Columbia universities; Bates, Bowdoin, and The Evergreen State colleges; the Rome Air Development Center of the U.S. Air Force; and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In addition to the ASEE, he is a currently a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers, the American Physical Society, the IEEE-Computer Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1967

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Victor Rubanchik, Don State Technical University (DSTU), Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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Electrical and Computer

. Van B. Weigel1To address the pedagogical and laboratory needs of students, advanced simulation-based e-learning software, “Active Learning Suite” (ALSuite) has been developed. It uses real-lifeprocesses and objects, such as those related to fiber optics, wireless and wired communicationsas the context for science and technology investigations. This enables students to: (a) learn therelationship between the scientific theory and its practical applications in technology, and (b)explore the processes occurring in the system and constraints between its parts and parameters,and (c) observe system limitations and bottlenecks. ALSuite is based on a proven pedagogicalassumption that students learn effectively and master science and technical concepts